How does each of the new EU members compare in terms of health to the old members? This book offers a quick and easy way to grasp the essential features of health and health systems in the 10 newcomers. Each chapter provides a concise overview of key health indicators in 1 of the 10, compares these indicators to EU-15 averages, summarizes the key aspects of the country's health system and describes what it has achieved after a decade of health reform.

This book offers a quick and easy way to grasp the essential features of health and health systems in the EU's neighbours. Each chapter provides a concise overview of key health indicators in 1 of the 12, comparing them to 3 averages for the EU: for its 25 current members the 15 members before May 2004 and the 10 new members. Each chapter also summarizes the key features of the country's health system and describes the results of more than a decade of health system reform.